Trojans know how to win big and small
USC men’s water polo is good. Really, really good.
That much we know.
Since the 2006 season, the Trojans have run up a collective 95-6 record for a robust .940 winning percentage. They went 29-0 in 2008 on their way to a fourth national title and have lost just one match so far this year.
But take a [...]
Read the rest of this article »The Gauntlet’s gone, but rivalry remains
Stay with me now.
In general, USC fans don’t like UCLA fans, and UCLA fans don’t like USC fans.
Right? That much we know for sure.
But why?
Well, that’s another question.
Trojans or Bruins often press for an answer when you ask them why they don’t like each other.
And unlike some may tell you, neither of the schools suck.
In [...]
Read the rest of this article »The injuries just keep adding up for Trojans
Sports are very unpredictable.
Just ask a Vegas bookie about USC’s home loss to Stanford in 2007.
Or about the likelihood of Notre Dame’s fourth quarter near-comeback against the Trojans three weeks ago.
Or even about the chance that a home underdog would beat the then-No. 5 team in the nation by 27 points.
But if there is anything [...]
Read the rest of this article »For Gysin, wisdom comes with age
USC outside hitter Jessica Gysin is 23 now, a sixth-year senior working on her master’s degree in political science.
It’s been a long road to this point in her career, so let’s recap.
She was a highly touted recruit coming into USC, garnering such honors as Gatorade State Player of the Year, Volleyball Magazine’s National Player of [...]
Read the rest of this article »ND is all it’s hyped up to be and more
I swear it was a scene out of a movie.
South Bend, Ind. Population 108,000.
Getting off the freeway in South Bend, you enter this fantasy world where everything revolves around college football.
Now, I knew Notre Dame was supposed to be one of the best places to visit in college football and, by all accounts, a true [...]
Read the rest of this article »Cooper could be the missing piece
During his introductory press conference Tuesday afternoon, the new Women of Troy basketball coach Michael Cooper — yes, that Michael Cooper — quoted The Godfather in explaining his rationale behind taking the USC job.
Read the rest of this article »You don’t need a canvas to make art
Sports are an art.
They really are.
Sometimes we lose sight of that, with our focus as fans going toward making the playoffs or qualifying for the national championship game. We forget why we were attracted to sports in the first place.
Plain and simple, it’s because the things athletes can do with their feet, their hands, their [...]
Read the rest of this article »Stafon Johnson was the first USC football player I ever talked to.
I approached him as he walked off Howard Jones Field after a Monday practice last season.
He was visibly busy. There were 10 or 20 kids waiting for his autograph — I later learned this is quite normal — and plenty of things to be [...]
Read the rest of this article »Trojans aren’t out of the hunt yet
Is it really that absurd to argue that USC still has a shot at the national title? No. Let me explain.
Read the rest of this article »It’s too soon to crown Barkley
As a USC fan, it was alarming.
When freshman quarterback Matt Barkley approached the huddle before the Trojans went for the two-point conversion late Saturday night, ESPN announcer Brent Musburger added a little bit of bravado to the already tense situation.
“Right before your eyes, you’re watching a freshman grow up tonight, before a record-setting crowd in [...]
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